Method and apparatus of determining guide path, method and apparatus of controlling driving of vehicle, and electronic device

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus of determining a guide path, and a method and apparatus of controlling driving of a vehicle. The method of determining the guide path may be performed by a monitoring platform and includes: displaying a map for a predetermined range of a vehicle in response to receiving a guide request transmitted by the vehicle, wherein the map includes a plurality of first track points for the vehicle; changing a position of at least one of the plurality of first track points in the map in response to a target operation on the at least one first track point, so as to obtain a plurality of second track points; determining the guide path for the vehicle according to the plurality of second track points; and transmitting path information indicative of the guide path to the vehicle.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A method of determining a guide path performed by a terminal, comprising:
 displaying a map for a predetermined range of a vehicle, which is in remote communication with the terminal, in response to receiving a guide request transmitted by the vehicle, wherein the map comprises a plurality of first track points for the vehicle; 
 changing a position of at least one of the plurality of first track points in the map in response to a target operation on the at least one first track point, so as to obtain a plurality of second track points; 
 determining the guide path for the vehicle based on the plurality of second track points; and 
 transmitting path information indicative of the guide path to the vehicle, wherein the vehicle is controlled to autonomously travel along the guide path, 
 wherein the changing the position of the at least one of the plurality of first track points in the map so as to obtain the plurality of second track points comprises: 
 determining a real-time guide path based on current positions of the plurality of first track points, in response to changing a position of any of the at least one first track point; 
 determining whether the real-time guide path satisfies a preset condition or not; and 
 displaying an operation control at a normal state in the map in response to determining that the real-time guide path satisfies the preset condition, so as to obtain the plurality of second track points in response to an operation on the operation control, wherein the operation control is displayed in a disabled state when the real-time guide path does not satisfy the preset condition; 
 wherein the determining whether the real-time guide path satisfies the preset condition or not comprises: 
 determining a maximum curvature value of the real-time guide path; and 
 determining that the real-time guide path satisfies the preset condition if the maximum curvature value is not greater than a curvature threshold. 
 
     
     
       2. The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the determining whether the real-time guide path satisfies a preset condition or not further comprises:
 determining a path length of the real-time guide path; and 
 determining that the real-time guide path satisfies the preset condition if the maximum curvature value is not greater than the curvature threshold and the path length is not greater than a path length threshold. 
 
     
     
       3. The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising: prior to transmitting the path information indicative of the guide path to the vehicle,
 verifying whether there is a risk of collision in the guide path for the vehicle or not; and 
 transmitting the path information indicative of the guide path to the vehicle, in response to verifying that there is no risk of collision in the guide path for the vehicle. 
 
     
     
       4. The method according to  claim 3 , further comprising: prior to transmitting the path information indicative of the guide path to the vehicle,
 adjusting the guide path within a predetermined adjustment range so as to obtain an adjusted guide path, in response to verifying that there is a risk of collision in the guide path for the vehicle; and 
 transmitting path information indicative of the adjusted guide path to the vehicle, in response to verifying that there is no risk of collision in the adjusted guide path for the vehicle. 
 
     
     
       5. The method according to  claim 4 , wherein the guide path comprises a plurality of sub-paths for the plurality of second track points, and each sub-path is for an adjacent two of the plurality of second track points; and wherein the method further comprises:
 determining a target sub-path with a risk of collision in the plurality of sub-paths, in response to verifying that there is a risk of collision in the adjusted guide path for the vehicle; and 
 displaying verification failure information in the map, and highlighting two second track points of the target sub-path. 
 
     
     
       6. The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising: subsequent to transmitting the path information to the vehicle,
 acquiring real-time environmental information in response to receiving verification success information transmitted by the vehicle; 
 determining, based on the guide path for the vehicle, whether the real-time environmental information satisfies a driving condition of the vehicle or not; and 
 transmitting a start instruction to the vehicle so as to enable the vehicle to travel along the guide path, in response to determining that the real-time environmental information satisfies the driving condition of the vehicle, 
 wherein the verification success information indicates that the vehicle is allowed to travel along the guide path. 
 
     
     
       7. The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining current position information of the vehicle and real-time environmental information in response to monitoring that the vehicle traverses the guide path completely; 
 determining, based on the current position information, whether the real-time environmental information satisfies an autonomous-driving condition of the vehicle or not; and 
 transmitting an autonomous-driving instruction to the vehicle so as to enable autonomous driving of the vehicle, in response to determining that the real-time environmental information satisfies the autonomous-driving condition of the vehicle. 
 
     
     
       8. The method according to  claim 7 , further comprising:
 displaying a plurality of third track points for a current position of the vehicle in the map in response to a target operation on the map if the real-time environmental information does not satisfy the autonomous-driving condition of the vehicle, so as to further determine the guide path for the vehicle. 
 
     
     
       9. A method of controlling driving of a vehicle, comprising:
 determining in an autonomous-driving mode of the vehicle, based on environmental information of a road ahead, whether a driving path of the road ahead has been planned or not; 
 transmitting a guide request to a monitoring platform, in response to determining that the driving path of the road ahead has not been planned; and 
 receiving path information transmitted by the monitoring platform in response to the guide request, wherein the vehicle is controlled to autonomously travel along a guide path indicated by the path information, wherein the guide path is determined by the method of  claim 1 . 
 
     
     
       10. The method according to  claim 9 , further comprising: subsequent to receiving the path information,
 verifying, based on body parameters of the vehicle, whether the vehicle is allowed to travel along the guide path or not; and 
 transmitting verification success information to the monitoring platform, in response to verifying that the vehicle is allowed to travel along the guide path. 
 
     
     
       11. The method according to  claim 9 , further comprising:
 switching a mode of the vehicle from the autonomous-driving mode to an assistant-driving mode so as to enable the vehicle to travel along the guide path indicated by the path information, in response to receiving a start instruction transmitted by the monitoring platform; and 
 switching the mode of the vehicle from the assistant-driving mode to the autonomous-driving mode so as to enable autonomous driving of the vehicle, in response to receiving an autonomous-driving instruction transmitted by the monitoring platform. 
 
     
     
       12. An electronic device, comprising:
 at least one processor; and 
 a memory in communication with the at least one processor; 
 wherein the memory stores instructions executable by the at least one processor, and wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to: 
 display a map for a predetermined range of a vehicle, which is in remote communication with the electronic device, in response to receiving a guide request transmitted by the vehicle, wherein the map comprises a plurality of first track points for the vehicle; 
 change a position of at least one of the plurality of first track points in the map in response to a target operation on the at least one first track point, so as to obtain a plurality of second track points; 
 determine a guide path for the vehicle based on the plurality of second track points; and 
 transmit path information indicative of the guide path to the vehicle, wherein the vehicle is controlled to autonomously travel along the guide path, 
 wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: 
 determine a real-time guide path based on current positions of the plurality of first track points, in response to changing a position of any of the at least one first track point; 
 determine whether the real-time guide path satisfies a preset condition or not; and 
 display an operation control at a normal state in the map in response to determining that the real-time guide path satisfies the preset condition, so as to obtain the plurality of second track points in response to an operation on the operation control, wherein the operation control is displayed in a disabled state when the real-time guide path does not satisfy the preset condition; 
 wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: 
 determine a maximum curvature value of the real-time guide path; and 
 determine that the real-time guide path satisfies the preset condition if the maximum curvature value is not greater than a curvature threshold. 
 
     
     
       13. An electronic device, comprising:
 at least one processor; and 
 a memory in communication with the at least one processor; 
 wherein the memory stores instructions executable by the at least one processor, and wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to: 
 determine in an autonomous-driving mode of the vehicle, based on environmental information of a road ahead, whether a driving path of the road ahead has been planned or not; 
 transmit a guide request to a monitoring platform, in response to determining that the driving path of the road ahead has not been planned; and 
 receive path information transmitted by the monitoring platform in response to the guide request, wherein the vehicle is controlled to autonomously travel along the guide path indicated by the path information, wherein the guide path is determined by the electronic device of  claim 12 . 
 
     
     
       14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer instructions stored thereon, wherein the computer instructions, when executed, cause a computer to:
 display a map for a predetermined range of a vehicle, which is in remote communication with the computer, in response to receiving a guide request transmitted by the vehicle, wherein the map comprises a plurality of first track points for the vehicle; 
 change a position of at least one of the plurality of first track points in the map in response to a target operation on the at least one first track point, so as to obtain a plurality of second track points; 
 determine a guide path for the vehicle based on the plurality of second track points; and 
 transmit path information indicative of the guide path to the vehicle, wherein the vehicle is controlled to autonomously travel along the guide path, 
 wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: 
 determine a real-time guide path based on current positions of the plurality of first track points, in response to changing a position of any of the at least one first track point; 
 determine whether the real-time guide path satisfies a preset condition or not; and 
 display an operation control at a normal state in the map in response to determining that the real-time guide path satisfies the preset condition, so as to obtain the plurality of second track points in response to an operation on the operation control, wherein the operation control is displayed in a disabled state when the real-time guide path does not satisfy the preset condition; 
 wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: 
 determine a maximum curvature value of the real-time guide path; and 
 determine that the real-time guide path satisfies the preset condition if the maximum curvature value is not greater than a curvature threshold. 
 
     
     
       15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer instructions stored thereon, wherein the computer instructions, when executed, cause a computer to:
 determine in an autonomous-driving mode of the vehicle, based on environmental information of a road ahead, whether a driving path of the road ahead has been planned or not; 
 transmit a guide request to a monitoring platform, in response to determining that the driving path of the road ahead has not been planned; and 
 receive path information transmitted by the monitoring platform in response to the guide request, wherein the vehicle is controlled to autonomously travel along the guide path indicated by the path information, wherein the guide path is determined by using the storage medium of  claim 14 .